Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-12-16

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town editor OF the New iberia Enterpfi,-
The shooting grew out nf a newspaper con
,roversy over the P.,rersonviile riots -
Merchant claims that ,e thought L4wtou Wa,
about TO attack him.
John Buckley, a member Of the Twen,y-ninth
Connec,icnt Volunteers during the war, was
iound dying of pneumonia and starvation in
the loft of a barn at New Haven, Conn Sat
arday, near him WAS the body OF his wiz
who had been stricken down and died v,
attending hIn Admiral Fort PostGrA r
had him sent TO the hospital and buried Mr..
Buckley.
On Sunday Henry Fs~cett snd his vile
living Eve mi ss South OF Point Pleasant. V.
vent TO church, leaving their three cbildre,,
the eldest being but i've years old, locked or
al home. When the parents returaed 20 ibr
house il was in ashes and the children al
burned 10 death. This IS the third ca Sc Of
kisd 10 this section within a year
A wonderfully brilliant meteor passed orer
Los Angeles, Cal, recently. making the Sd
appear as bright as mid dav When first seen
it looked like big locomotive he.iligh, Dash
ing through sp,ce hut as il reached a point
directly above The city. 1t seem TO pause for a
moment and ih-s shot upward Ike column
A singular suit for damages was Instituted
10 Richmond. recently by Rev Joseph E Cook
against DR. John knoI, = Leading phy,ici.n
The damages are pul =, ten thousand dsIlsrs
Nr. Cooks complaint 10 that DR. Knox pro.
duced a commission OF lunacv 10 examine lhs
mental condition of he plaintiff. wife and
that as q result of this she h,s been socially
ostrscised.
II IL reported that disagreement or division
has arisen among the managers OF the Peun-
sylrsnia Railroad Compaav, owing to ID. de
termination OF President Roberts TO abolish
rebates and drawbacks. Shippers all ever the
country who have beea Disseminated against
have begun action ,gsins, tn. corporation
Suits, agsr-gs'ing about 81 900, 600 for -Ileg-
ed discrimination have already been begun.
The eornisg and pack inT m la Of the L.aiu
Po.der Works. al Ls;hn, fe- mile. from
Wilkesbarre. Pa, we're blown up Tuesday af.
iernoon. The mills we're built Of wood. and
stood several huudrei 'r-i from any extensive
buildings connected with the works Louis
Learch, an sld employe at the corning uiil,
sas blown hfty feet from the scene OF The arri.
dent, and upon being picked up sas found TO
be fatally isjarrd.
W II Griuier. a ~ell kaosn stock msn o.
Naneie. Kansas, snd " II R.qaa. a promi
nert and wealthy citIxsn Of Fo,t Scott wer.
hunting 10 The wilds of Ozark coua,y, No on
Saturday Raqas ni.,ook Sruter's head 'ar
a Wild turkey, and seni load OF buekshoi in
to bin. Grin,sr. supposinx it bad been done
purposely. became .nrag.d. and r-tara-d The
sre. killing Rsqus instantly. Grinisr die.
bali an hosT afterwards.
Hon. Don. ". Dickinson. Who h.s been
nominated for Postmaster General by Presi-
dent Cleveland, vas girea nsiisriuS r.c-p
ton by the Detroit Club Friday evening" ls.i
Mos, Of The leading republicans OF Michigan at,
tended the reception asd We'd With the demo
Gratis 10 eI'entiug their hearty congrstulations
to Mr.. Dickinson. The opinion vas general
. hat Mr. Diekin.on ~ill make hrs,-eIsss Post
master. General.
aihs House Of Delegate o. Virgins 90 Fri.
day = joint resolution vas adopted bv q vote
OF 80 TO / directing Yirgiuis's senator. aud
reqaesuag her Representatives IN Coner.ss to
use their best stor,s 10 secure the rspsal AZ an
early day OF the entire internal revenue system
of tsIaiiop, and, failing in that, to secure II
possio ols, the repeal OF So much OF The system
ss imposes q tax en iohscco 10 sny OF its forms
and upon spirits distilled from fruits
Nessrs. Jackson and Benj,miu Smith. twin
brothers, aged 80 years. md Lewis Smith. sn-
other brother, aged 10 years. all .ere at the
voting precinct 10 Spouuy county, Va
on tse day Of the last election, and voted .he
democratic ticket These broihers have nvei7
together .ll their long IiTes one onlv. Bsnjs.
mia, having ever married. whose wife IL sill
living. This is a remarkable Instance of lon
gevity and devotion TO duty.
A tank Of the Consumers Gas Company, al,
Reading, Pa, containing 100 600 gal oas OF
naPhtha sprang leak Saturday and 4, 600
grlons ran into cellars of neie heoring houses.
Saturday Howard and Annie Walk, aged nine
and six years respectively, went into the eeiar-
With q lighted candle for coal. There vas an
explosion and both children we're frightfury y
burned from head TO foot. Their father, Benjs-
maa Walk, was badly cut With glass. The
house and that adjoining were badly wrecked. |
The Episcopal Diocesan Conteation, of Will
nington, Del. adjourned Friday afteraoos
after two days session without eIecting
successor TO Bishop Lee, the purpose for which
it was called. The Rev Boyd Vincent, OF
Piusburg Joseph Cary, of Saratogs, n. Y.
and DR.. E H. kingsolving, Of Philadelphis.
we're in turn nominated By the clerical dele
gates, bat failed to receive the two-,hrd ds se,e
Of the lay delegates necessary to their con6r-
annual meeting Of the convention at DIVER
"a June.
A double tragedy 'opk place Monday night
On the W barton plantation, in Texas ten
mt on that plantation named James Porter |
luarreled with bis wife, and grabbing his
iuchester he ran OF out the house, declaring |
be was going to leave her forever. When he
reached the yard he turned aud shot his wife |
hrolgh the window, killing her Instantly, |
be ball penetrating her brain. Porter tht q
urned the rife against his own breast and 6red
/ o6 with bis loot. The ball tore a fearful
soe through bis lungs as large AS mans ist
Porter died in half an hour.
The foneral of Emmerson II Trusfy, promi-
,eht colored man, took place at Wilmipgton,
Del, on Saturday afternoon. There was
headed by the Mt Vernon Cornet
Sand, which started towards Ezlon Cemetery
1t the corner of Front and West streets the
olorsd people were set upon BY the Coast Ran.
ers, a gang Of white toughs, and free fight
With bricks and cobhlestOnes followed Sew
raj on both SIDES were badly used up, and
o. ared lad named Watson had his head laid
pen, There WAS crowd q se7e~l haadred
eople gathered. Finally the procession Was
llo wed to proceed